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Punjabi Cuisine always twists my tongue and the notorious secretions shamelessly roll down my mouth and into the floor below! Since today's Lohri, I thought of sharing a very important punjabi dish- PUNJABI KADHI... Few days ago, I had posted about gujarati kadhi and the one's analogously existing in Southern India. But this one's a winner all the way! Happy Lohri and I thank http://funnfud.blogspot.com/ for sharing this wonderful recipe Ingredients For Pakora : 1 cup Besan (gram flour) Pinch of cumin seeds 2 tspn onions - chopped finely 1 green chillies - chopped 1/2th tspn grated ginger pinch of turmeric powder 1/4th tspn garam masala red chillie powder (to taste) 1/2 tspn ajwain (optional) water (to make a smooth batter) Salt to taste Oil for frying For Kadhi: 2 spoons Vegetable Oil 1 cup besan 1 huge onion - sliced in long pieces 1 tomato - chopped 1 tspn ginger paste 2-3 tspn minced garlic 4-5 Dry Red chillies 7-8 Curry leaves 2 tspn

GUJARATI KADHI Gujarati Recipe (West Indian Cuisine) MY RATING - 9.1/10 Source - http://www.indianfoodforever.com/gujarati/gujarati-kadhi.html Reflections - One of the most delightful of Indian cuisines is Kadhi, which is prepared in a different form in every part of India, ranging from the Spicy version from Punjab to Gujarat's soulful one and the coconutty version from Kerala called Kaallan. This is perhaps the healthiest among all curries since it is prepared from boiled Curd. Ingredients: 2 Cups Sour Curd 4 tsp Besan 1/2 inch Ginger, chopped 2 Green chillies, chopped Salt To Taste Handful Corainder leaves 2 tsp Oil 1 Pinch Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder Seasonings: 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds Few Curry leaves 1 Pinch Asafoetida Preparation: * Beat the curd and add two cups of water. Add the besan, salt, turmeric powder and mix well. * Make a paste of ginger, chillies, cinnamon and corainder leaves. * Boil the curd mixtur